World Cup 2026 starts, Inter Miami players involved as club hosts teams and concert | OneFootball

The FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off this week with 48 nations. With Miami a host city, Inter Miami are staging events across Nu Stadium, Inter Miami CF Stadium and the Florida Blue Training Center.

According to Inter Miami, three club players are at the tournament, captain Leo Messi and midfielder Rodrigo De Paul with Argentina, and goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair with Canada. Argentina are in Group J, Canada in Group B.

Their group fixtures run from 12 to 27 June, with games in Kansas City and Dallas for Argentina, and Toronto and Vancouver for Canada.

Inter Miami’s facilities will also serve as official training sites for national teams playing World Cup matches in Miami this summer.

From one to five June, Scotland based themselves at the Florida Blue Training Center as they prepared for a first World Cup in 28 years.

On two June, Haiti beat New Zealand 4-0 at a sold-out Inter Miami CF Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, before Peru edged Haiti 2-1 in the first international friendly at Nu Stadium on five June.

Türkiye then came from behind to defeat Venezuela 2-1 at Inter Miami CF Stadium on six June.

After the World Cup begins, Nu Stadium will stage its first concert on 28 June, headlined by Mexican singer and two-time Grammy winner Carín León, who will perform the event’s official lead single, Lighter.

Source: Inter Miami